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August 27, 2015 News Release

Venezuela: Candidates Barred Arbitrarily

Regional Bodies, Governments Should Condemn Move

Maria Corina Machado
August 27, 2015 News Release

Lebanon: Witnesses Detail Police Violence

Authorities Must Ensure Accountability, Respect Right to Protest, End Culture of Impunity

Protester Abdullah’s wounds after he was shot by a rubber bullet by Lebanese security forces on August 22, 2015.
August 26, 2015 News Release

Yemen: Cluster Munition Rockets Kill, Injure Dozens

Saudi-led Coalition Likely Launched 7 Attacks Harming Civilians

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August 25, 2015 News Release

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Court Orders Compensation, but Abusive Troops Never Prosecuted

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August 25, 2015 News Release

Bahrain: Opposition Leader’s Trial Grossly Unfair

4-Year Term for ‘Insulting’ Government, Advocating Freedom of Assembly

Protesters hold photos of Sheikh Ali Salman, Bahrain's main opposition leader and Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq Islamic Society, as they march asking for his release in the village of Jidhafs, west of Manama, in Bahrain on June 16, 2015.
August 25, 2015 News Release

Algeria: Pro-Autonomy Activists Detained

25 Charged With Capital Crimes Following Unrest

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August 25, 2015 News Release

Kazakhstan: Activist Jailed Over Currency Protest

Detention Highlights Misuse of Peaceful Assembly Law


Kazakh activist Ermek Narymbaev.
August 24, 2015 News Release

Nepal: Escalating Violence Over Autonomy

Investigate Deaths; All Sides Need to Show Restraint

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August 24, 2015 News Release

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August 24, 2015 News Release

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August 24, 2015 News Release

Jordan: Two Face Charges for Criticizing Government

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August 23, 2015 News Release

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New Laws Target Muslims, Other Religious Minorities

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August 22, 2015 News Release

Israel: Surge in Unlawful Palestinian Home Demolitions

126 in West Bank Left Homeless

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August 22, 2015 News Release

Macedonia: Stop Police Violence Against Migrants

Investigate, Punish Abuse, Ensure Shelter

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Lebanon: Police Violence Against Protesters

Investigation Needed; Respect Right to Peaceful Assembly

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